JP2001129033A - Nursing care assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a physical burden on a caring person when transferring a person to be cared between a bed and a wheelchair without causing a burden on a person to be cared. SOLUTION: A person to be cared can move or be transferred by a care assisting device 1. One end of a toilet type seat part 3 is supported by a slider moving vertically by hydraulic pressure so as to form a cantilever structure. When using the device, after the seat section 3 is positioned on a bed, the person to be cared is allowed to sit on the seat section 3 to be transferred from the bed. In order to transfer the person to a wheelchair from this state, the person A is fixed to the position with a supporting belt 31 provided on right and left supporting arms 30, and then the seat section 3 is lowered. A space is made between the person A and the seat section 3, the person is positioned in the upper part of the seat of the wheelchair and the seat section 3 is positioned in the lower part of the seat. Then, the seat section 3 is lifted to allow the person to sit on the seat section 3 so that the seat of the wheelchair is sandwiched between the person and the seat section 3, and the supporting belt 31 is unfastened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a care assisting device capable of transferring and moving a care receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, at a care site (including a general home) of a care recipient such as an elderly person who needs care, when going out for the purpose of moving indoors or taking a walk, a wheelchair is generally used. Used.

[0003]

However, at the point of care, regardless of movement due to the use of a wheelchair, when the care receiver is transferred from the bed to the wheelchair, or conversely, when the care receiver is laid down from the wheelchair to the bed, the caregiver is not required. It requires a lot of effort. In particular, in general households, the elderly often take care of the elderly alone, so-called “elderly care”, and it is important to reduce the burden on the caregivers. In addition, there is also a problem that the care receiver has a large physical burden such as being forced to take an unnatural posture when moving between the wheelchair and the bed.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and does not impose a burden on the cared person and physically transfers the cared person between the bed and the wheelchair. It is an object of the present invention to provide a care assistance device capable of reducing a burden on a person.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nursing care assistance device capable of transferring and moving a cared person, a seating portion on which the cared person is seated, Elevating means for supporting the one end on the outer peripheral side of the stool with a cantilever structure to elevate and lower the stool, an upper body holding portion for holding an upper body of the care receiver above the stool, and the stool A pair of suspension supports disposed on the left and right sides of the stool, and one end of the pair of suspension supports is fixed to one side and the other end is fixed to the other. And a belt-shaped position fixing member for fixing the position of the care receiver seated on the stool portion in the middle of the extension thereof in contact with the stool portion.

In this configuration, the care receiver can be seated on the stool by adjusting the height of the stool supported by the cantilever structure and positioning it on the floor of the bed. Further, in this state, after separating from the bed and adjusting the height of the stool, a position fixing member is passed between the care receiver and the stool, and both ends of the position fixing member are a pair of hanging support portions. If the stool is lowered in a state where the stool is fixed to the cared person, the cared person can be supported and supported by the position fixing member from below, and the cared person can be suspended and fixed above the stool. it can. In addition, the upper part of the care receiver can be held by the upper body holding portion, and the position of the care receiver can be fixed in a stable state. further,
In this state, the care assistance device or the wheelchair is moved, the seat of the wheelchair is positioned between the caregiver and the stool, and the cared person can be transferred to the wheelchair by lowering the stool. In addition, the care receiver can be put on the bed from the wheelchair by the procedure reverse to the above.

Therefore, the caregiver moves the care receiver from the bed to the wheelchair without lifting the care receiver.
You can also transfer from a wheelchair to a bed. In addition, the cared person is not forced to take an unreasonable posture when transferring.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the elevating means operates by using a human power such as a stepping force of a caregiver as a driving source.

In this configuration, the stool can be moved up and down by a simple operation, and it is not necessary to secure a power source such as electricity at the time of use.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 are views showing a care assistance device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This care assisting device 1 mainly includes a device main body 2 having a substantially L-shaped side surface, a toilet seat-type stool 3 having a central opening prepared for a care recipient to sit on, and a body holding detachably attached to the device main body 2. And the member 4.

The apparatus main body 2 is supported by long front legs 5 and 5 extending forward in parallel with each other and short rear legs 6 and 6 extending rearward in a C-shape. The casters 7 are provided at the front ends of the front legs 5, 5 and the rear legs 6, 6, so that they can be moved indoors or the like. A plate-shaped foot rest plate 8 is provided on the base end side of the rear leg portions 6, 6, and a box-shaped mechanism box 9 is erected behind the plate. Handles 10 and 10 used for moving the care assistance device 1 are provided on the upper part of the mechanism box 9.
Is provided. A beam member 11 is provided between the handles 10, 10, and the upper body holding member 4 is attached to the beam member 11. The upper body holding member 4 includes a substantially C-shaped main body 12 that holds the upper body of the care receiver sitting on the stool 3, and a support arm 13 integrally formed at a position facing the opening position. The tip of the support arm 13 is detachable from the beam member 11. At each open end of the main body 12, detachable holding belts 14, 14 for closing the main body 12 in an annular shape and holding the care receiver are provided.

An elevating mechanism 15 as shown in FIG. 4 is housed inside the mechanism box 9. The elevating mechanism 15 has a hydraulic pump 17 powered by the caregiver's treading force input from a foot-operated drive pedal 16 as a power source, and a hydraulic cylinder 18 operated by hydraulic oil pumped from the hydraulic pump 17. At the upper end of the piston rod 19 of the hydraulic cylinder 18, guide rails 20 and 2 extending vertically are provided.
A slider 22 whose trajectory is restricted to rollers 0 and 21 via rollers 21 and 21 is connected. When the drive pedal 16 is depressed, the piston rod 19 is extended in accordance with the number of depressions, and the slider 22 is raised accordingly. The hydraulic cylinder 18, the guide rails 20, 20, the slider 22
This constitutes the elevating means of the present invention.

A hydraulic cylinder 18 is provided on the hydraulic pump 17 side.
An opening / closing handle 23 for opening / closing (opening the hydraulic pressure) an operating valve provided in a return flow path of hydraulic oil from the hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic oil tank is provided. A pressure pedal 24 is connected via a bracket 25. Therefore, the opening / closing handle 23
The slider 22 can be forcibly moved downward by depressing the pressurizing pedal 24 in a state in which the slider 22 is rotated in the direction of releasing the hydraulic pressure.

On the other hand, the stool 3 has a structure in which a general resin toilet seat 27 is fixed on an upper part of a ring-shaped skeletal member 26, and is connected in parallel with one end on the outer peripheral side of the skeletal member 26. It is supported by the slider 22 of the elevating mechanism 15 in a cantilever structure via a pair of support members 28, 28. Therefore, by depressing the drive pedal 16 and the pressure pedal 24 described above, it is possible to move up and down to a required height.

Each of the handles 10, 10 is located slightly below the beam member 11, and has a support rod 30, 30.
Is rotatably supported at one end. Each support rod 3
Reference numerals 0 and 30 denote members constituting the hanging support portion of the present invention, and the ends thereof extend parallel to each other and near the other end of the seating portion 3. Each of the support rods 30, 30 is rotatable between a substantially horizontal use state as shown in FIG. 2 and an upright non-use state. The support belts 31 are respectively attached to the left and right sides substantially at the center in the front-rear direction. A buckle 32 is provided at one free end of each of the support belts 31, and a tongue 33 is provided at the free end of the other side so as to be detachable from the buckle 32. , 31 can be adjusted at least on one side. Therefore,
By engaging the tongue 33 with the buckle 32, the respective support belts 31, 31 are integrated, whereby the position fixing member of the present invention is constituted.

Next, a care assisting device 1 having the above-described configuration.
An example of a procedure for transferring a cared person from a bed to a wheelchair will be described with reference to FIG. First, the care assistance device 1 is brought close to the bed, and the stool 3 is connected to the bed 100.
Move between the legs of the care receiver A sitting on the side of the cared person.
The stool 3 is pressed down as it is to eliminate the step with the floor of the bed 100 and fixed in that state. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the care receiver A is moved onto the stool 3, and the upper body holding member 4 holds the upper body of the care receiver A. In addition,
During the above operation, the support rods 30, 30 are kept upright in a non-use state so as not to hinder the care recipient A's help. When the care receiver A is to be seated on the stool 3, the stool 3 is moved up and down so as to match the height of the bed, and the stool 3 is pushed into the side of the bed inward. The buttocks of the care receiver A may be put on the part 3.

Subsequently, when the stool 3 is lifted to separate the nursing assisting device 1 from the bed 100 and is moved to the vicinity of the wheelchair, one end of the support belts 31 is moved between the care receiver and the stool 3. Then, the buckle 32 and the tongue 33 are connected to the end of the support belt 31 on the other side. Furthermore, after the length of the support belt 31 is adjusted to eliminate the looseness and fix the position of the care receiver, the seat 3 is lowered. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the care receiver A is suspended and fixed by being supported by the support belts 31, 31, that is, the care receiver A is floated above the stool 3. In this state, the wheelchair 101 is located between the care receiver A and the stool 3 from the front side of the wheelchair 101.
The nursing assistance device 1 is advanced until the sheet 102 is positioned.

At this time, since the cared person A holds his / her upper body by the upper body holding member 4, the cared person A does not swing even if it is suspended and fixed by the support belts 31, 31 so that the cared person A can feel safe. is there. In addition, the support belt 3
Since 1, 31 supports the cared person A from below during its extension, a physical burden is added to the cared person A even if the cared person A is an elderly person whose physical strength has declined. There are few things.

When the nursing assistance device 1 is advanced to a predetermined position, the stool 3 is raised, and the care receiver A is seated on the stool 3 with the seat 102 interposed therebetween, and the support belt 3
Remove 1,31. After that, the stool 3 is lowered, and the care assistance device 1 is moved backward. Thus, the care receiver A can be transferred to the wheelchair 101. In addition, the care receiver A can be moved from the wheelchair 101 to the bed 100 in a procedure reverse to the procedure described above.

As is apparent from the above, the caregiver can transfer the cared person from the bed to the wheelchair and from the wheelchair to the bed without lifting the cared person. In addition, the cared person is not forced into an uncomfortable position while moving, and the cared person is not physically burdened. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver when transferring the care receiver between the bed and the wheelchair without placing a burden on the care receiver. Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, since the lifting mechanism 15 operates using the stepping force of the caregiver as a drive source, the seating portion 3 can be raised and lowered with a very simple operation, and the power such as electricity is used. There is no need to prepare a source in advance. Therefore, convenience is good,
And it is easy for elderly people to handle. In addition, effects other than the above point can be obtained even when, for example, another lifting mechanism that operates using electric power from a battery as a driving source is adopted.

In this embodiment, the support rods 30 constituting the suspension support of the present invention can be rotated between a used state and a non-used state. 30 may be a separate component that is detachable from the apparatus main body 2. Further, if a predetermined suspension strength can be secured, the body holding member 4 may constitute a suspension support portion, and the support belts 31 may be attached thereto. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the stool 3 is of a toilet seat type having a central opening is shown, but the stool 3 may be a simple plate. However, when the toilet seat type is used, the operation of passing the support belt 31 between the care receiver and the stool 3 is easier.

[0022]

As described above, in the present invention,
The caregiver can transfer the cared person from the bed to the wheelchair and from the wheelchair to the bed without lifting the cared person, and the cared person is not forced into an uncomfortable position when transferring. I did it. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the physical burden on the caregiver when transferring the care receiver between the bed and the wheelchair without placing a burden on the care receiver.

In addition, since the stool can be moved up and down by a simple operation, and it is not necessary to secure a power source such as electricity at the time of use, the device should be easy to use and easy to handle for the elderly. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a care assistance device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the care assistance device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the care assistance device.

FIG. 4 is a partial side view showing an elevating mechanism of the care assistance device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of transfer from a bed.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of being changed to a wheelchair.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nursing assistance apparatus 3 Stool part 4 Upper body holding member 18 Hydraulic cylinder 20 Guide rail 22 Slider 30 Support arm 31 Support belt

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A care assistance device capable of transferring and moving a cared person, wherein a carousel on which the cared person is seated, and one end on the outer peripheral side of the carousel are supported by a cantilever structure, and the carousel is moved up and down. Elevating means, an upper body holding portion that holds the upper part of the care receiver over the stool portion, and a pair of suspensions respectively disposed above the stool portion and on both left and right sides of the stool portion. A lowering support portion, one end of which is fixed to one of the pair of hanging support portions and the other end of which is fixed to the other, and a contact portion of the care receiver seated on the stool portion with the stool portion is extended. A nursing care assistance device comprising: a belt-shaped position fixing member that fixes the position during the operation. 2. The nursing assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the elevating means operates using human power such as a stepping force of a caregiver as a drive source.